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OU Congratulates Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis as Newly Elected British...
ORTHODOX UNION STATEMENT ON THE SELECTION OF RABBI EPHRAIM MIRVIS AS NEXT CHIEF RABBI OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH The Orthodox Union, which embraces over 800 synagogues in North America, extends
Dec 19, 2012
By OU Staff
Registration for NCSY Summer Programs 2013 Now Open
NCSY SUMMER PROGRAMS 2013 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN So your teen didn’t get the Chanukah gift he or she had been wishing for. No problem — here’s a better one, even
Dec 17, 2012
By OU Staff
OU Expresses Sorrow and Sympathy Over Heinous Crime in...
ORTHODOX UNION EXPRESSES SORROW AND SYMPATHY OVER HEINOUS CRIME IN CONNECTICUT The leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America expresses its profound sorrow over the senseless violence
Dec 17, 2012
By OU Staff
Seattle Jewish High Hosts 1/9 Summer Program Fair
SEATTLE JEWISH HIGH HOSTS SUMMER PROGRAM EXTRAVAGANZA AT STROUM JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, JANUARY 9 On Wednesday, January 9, Seattle Jewish High will be hosting a night at the Stroum Jewish
Dec 14, 2012
By OU Staff
OU Praises German Parliament Protecting Ritual Circumcision
UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS COMMENDS GERMAN PARLIAMENT PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION PROTECTING RITUAL CIRCUMCISION Today, the Orthodox Union commended the German Parliament for approving a bill, which explicitly permits infant
Dec 13, 2012
By OU Staff
Atlantic Seaboard NCSY, New York NCSY Set New Chanukah...
ATLANTIC SEABOARD NCSY AND NEW YORK NCSY SET GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR MOST SIMULTANEOUS MENORAHS LIT Members of Atlantic Seaboard and New York NCSY lit 1,000 menorahs, together with members
Dec 13, 2012
By OU Staff
New Jersey NCSY Holds Joyous Carnival for the Children...
NEW JERSEY NCSY HOLDS JOYOUS CARNIVAL FOR THE CHILDREN OF HOBOKEN By Tova Flancbaum NCSY Associate Director of Marketing A New Jersey NCSYer painting a young girl’s face at the
Dec 13, 2012
By OU Staff
OU Kosher Shiur to Australia Features Live Indian Runner...
FIRST OU KOSHER SHIUR VIA SKYPE TO AUSTRALIA BY OU POSEK RAV CHAIM YISROEL BELSKY FEATURES HANDS-ON PRESENTATION WITH INDIAN RUNNER DUCK From left: OU Rabbinic Coordinator and bird expert
Dec 7, 2012
By OU Staff
OU Helps a Torah from Kansas to Bring Joy...
The Sacred Scroll Traveled in a Special Compartment on the Plane: IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE SANDY, A TORAH FROM KANSAS BRINGS JOY TO A CONGREGATION ON LONG ISLAND By
Dec 7, 2012
By OU Staff
NCSY Teens Unite for Chanukah Menorah Challenge to Break...
NEW YORK NCSY AND ATLANTIC SEABOARD NCSY TO PARTNER THIS WEEKEND TO BREAK GUINNESS WORLD RECORD OF MOST MENORAHS LIT With the first night of Chanukah just around the corner,
Dec 6, 2012
By OU Staff

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